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Monday, April 19, 2010
Live Reviews / News Live review: Salvador Deli Gallery Crawl
Posted By Mike McCray on Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM
The Deal: Three bands. $3 beers and sandwiches. All in the midst of NoDa Gallery Crawl on April 16, 2010.
The Good: Jeremiah and the Howling Owls was a more than serviceable and cool opening act.
Do It To Julia ,out of Asheville, started shaky but hit a good groove despite sound issues during their lengthy set which featured nice originals from them, covers of MGMT & Bon Iver songs, random fire dancer/twirlers and occasional interruptions from the Fire Dept across the street which actually enhanced a couple songs with it's blaring siren in the background.
The Flash Alchemy had the shortest intermission between acts and did what felt like a condensed set that seemed as if they were making it up as they went. Some rough spots for sure but they showed many signs of promise.
The Bad: Constant sound issues. I know a deli isn't an ideal concert venue but many of them seemed like they could've been solved with a simple soundcheck before show time. Felt bad for headliners The Flash Alchemy. By the time they got on stage (was slated 10 but was actually well after 11) they had to try to win over a crowd of people that had been drinking since 6 and were more concerned with closing the deal for that evening.
My do hipsters love their cigarettes, it was hard not to reek of tobacco after standing in billowing smoke for hours. Random bologna breathe from the sandwiches on sale... gross.
The Verdict: For a free show, I was pleasantly surprised. Had an engaged crowd for most of the evening despite constant distractions and the bands worked well for the intimate, just-off-the-sidewalk setting.
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